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    "founded": "1999",
    "headquarters": "Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA",
    "pricing_model": "One-time purchase (Premium pricing)",
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    "target_markets": "Professional baseball players, collegiate athletes, elite high school players, and wood-bat league participants.",
    "employee_count": "Not publicly available",
    "funding_stage": "Not publicly available",
    "subcategory": "Baseball Equipment"
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      "Retail Mass-Market Bats: Purchasing mass-produced aluminum or composite bats from large sporting goods retailers.",
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